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The A.74 marked a transition for Fiat from liquid-cooled inline engines, to large air-cooled radial engines. Fiat had made a number of smaller radial air engines over the years but the A.74 marked a major increase in power and size. The A.74 family was widely produced and spawned a number of
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related engines such as the A.76, A.80, and A.82, each successive generation being larger and more powerful than the previous. The entire series grew from 14 cylinders to 18 cylinders with a power output of 870 hp to 1,400 hp.
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was a two-row, fourteen-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine produced in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft. It was used in some of Italy's most important aircraft of World War II.
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With reduction gear, fuel injection and supercharger, rated altitude 3,800 m (12,500 ft).
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With reduction gear and supercharger, rated altitude 4,200 m (13,800 ft).
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With reduction gear and supercharger, rated altitude 3,800 m (12,500 ft).
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With reduction gear and supercharger, rated altitude 1,800 m (5,900 ft).
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One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder
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Radial engine
Kingdom of Italy
Fiat
Fiat CR.42 Falco
Fiat G.50 Freccia
Macchi C.200 Saetta
Fiat A.80
CANSA FC.20
Fiat CR.42
Fiat G.50
Fiat RS.14
Ikarus Orkan
IMAM Ro.57
Macchi C.200
A.74 engine manual
Bore
Stroke
Displacement
Dry weight
Valvetrain
Stromberg
cv
Compression ratio
Power-to-weight ratio
Fiat A.80
Alfa Romeo 135
BMW 801
Bristol Hercules
Gnome-Rhône 14N

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